Game #3081
Monday, 31 August 1970
Attendance: 30,862
Lost
Division Three
3rd= (-2)
Mansfield Town
WWDWL
Villa Park
Villa lose concussion victim Pat McMahon after 35 minutes before losing Bruce Rioch to injury on the stroke of time to leave Villa to play the second half with ten men. Villa lose for the first time in the third tier.
Aston Villa
0-1
Mansfield Town
Assist(s) | None |
KEY MAN
RELATED MATCHES
MATCH TIMELINE
35’ Sub off, Pat McMahon, Sub on, Brian Tiler
44’ Player retired injured, Bruce Rioch
HT Aston Villa 0-0 Mansfield Town
58’ Goal, 0-1, (Mansfield Town), Malcolm Partridge
FT Aston Villa 0-1 Mansfield Town
Cards.
Booking, Andy Lochhead, Retaliation
ON THIS DAY
Vic Crowe's Villa lose for the first time this season to make it two wins, a draw and a defeat in four division three games so far this season. Villa's unbeaten run ended as they were forced to play with ten men for more than half the game as concussed midfielder Pat McMahon left the field on 33 minutes followed by fellow midfielder Bruce Rioch soon after.
Aston Villa
Mansfield Town
FIXTURE HISTORY
Previous 5 vs. Mansfield: | - | - | - | - | - |
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1970-71 |
Matchday | #5 |
League Match | #4 |
Manager Game | #21 |
Monday, 31 August 1970
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Vic Crowe | 🏴 | Abercynon, 1970-1974
Referee: Arthur Dimond | 🏴 | Essex, 1965-1971
FT Result | Lost |
FT Score | 0-1 |
Last 5 Games | WWDWL |
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Arthur Dimond | 🏴 | Essex, 1965-1971
Previous 5:
Last Match:
Cards: None
CARDS
TEAM NEWS
Vic Crowe names the same line up for the fifth successive game.
TEAM STATS
Starting XI Average Age
| 26.06 |
Oldest Player |
CB George Curtis | 31.35 |
Youngest Player |
M Chico Hamilton | 19.85 |
MANAGER
MANAGER
Vic Crowe
Aston Villa
GK John Dunn |
CB George Curtis |
RB Mick Wright |
LB Charlie Aitken |
M Lew Chatterley |
M Chico Hamilton |
M Pat McMahon |
M Bruce Rioch |
M Willie Anderson |
CF Andy Lochhead |
F Brian Godfrey |
Mansfield Town
Brown, Pate, Walker, Quigley, Boam, Waller, Partridge (g), Stenson, Roberts, Goodfellow, Jones.
Manager: Jock Basford.
SUBSTITUTES
CB Brian Tiler for M Pat McMahon | 35' |
SUBSTITUTES
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
None
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
SQUAD STATS
MATCHDAY SQUAD
SQUAD STATS
MATCHDAY SQUAD
UNAVAILABLE
Not recorded
UNAVAILABLE
Player Abbreviations:
GK : Goalkeeper
LB, RB, FB : Left Back, Right Back, Full Back
CB, D : Centre Back, Defender
M, W : Midfielder. Winger
F, CF : Forward, Centre Forward
🟢 : Debut 🔴 : Final Game
Symbols:
⚽ | Goal
🔥 | Assist
🔁 | Substitution
🟨 | Booking
🟥 | Sending off
🆘 | Poor refereeing performance
DEBUT APPEARANCES
FINAL APPEARANCES
MATCH STATS
Not recorded
TABLE
PROGRAMME
MATCHDAY QUOTES
“It [Bruce Rioch’s knee] appears to be locked at present.
“I’m hoping there is no damage to the cartilage.
“Naturally I am disappointed with our performance.
“We outplayed them in the first 15 minutes, but from there on we struggled and the goals would just not come.”
Vic Crowe.
*Birmingham Daily Post*
Tuesday, 1 September 1970